Echinocereus reichenbachii albispinus

Product Description

$ 7.75

Echinocereus reichenbachii albispinus

(This plant comes in a 3.5" pot. You will receive a very similar plant to the one in the picture. It may or may not be blooming at the time of your purchase. This plant is shipped in its pot to prevent any damage to the roots).

Origin and Habitat: USA (Oklahoma)

Description: Echinocereus reichenbachii var. albispinus is a local or morphological form of the variable Echinocereus reichenbachii subs. baileyi. It is rarely found in cultivation and differentiates from standard baileyi only for the very attractive white spination (Latin “albispinus” = white spined), all the other characteristics are identical, namely size and form of stems, number of spines, flowers, fruits ans seeds.

Remark: Do not confound this plant with Echinocereus reichenbachii f. albispinus, which is a white form of Echinocereus reichenbachii (subsp. reichenbachii).

Habit: Solitary or branching from the base.

Stems: Cylindrical, 10-20 cm or more in height and has a diameter up 4- 9 cm.

Ribs: About 15 acute, slender or sometimes arranged spirally, bearing oval areoles.

Central spines: No central spine.

Radials spines: about 16 needle-shaped, bristly spreading which point outward and downward, white to delicately pinkish, 1-2 cm long.

Flowers: Funnelform magenta-pink close to the end of the stems of the youngest areoles, which are white and woolly. 6-12 cm in diameter.

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

All of our plants are grown under the same conditions, although not all the plants are the same. You will receive a similar plant in size and shape to the ones in the pictures. Our plants are hand-picked and carefully selected to bring you the best quality possible. Please allow us up to 3 business days to process your order. If you wish to receive your order on a specific date or have special instructions, please add a note at the checkout.

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Colder Regions Warning: We are now offering 72-hour heat packs for an additional $3.00 If your order is $50.00 or more, and if we think that it is necessary, you will get a heat pack free of charge.

To prevent plants from freezing while in transit, orders placed for areas with extreme severe freezing temperatures will be held for shipment until it is safe to ship.

Care Instructions: Care instructions are included in every package you order.

Shipping Details and Customer Service Policy: We ship via USPS Priority Mail. We calculate the shipping cost based on the weight and volume of your purchase. Please allow a maximum time of 72 hours for processing prior to shipment. Depending on your location, we will ship the plants on a certain day to avoid transit time during weekends or holidays. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact us at the email address below:

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Most of our plants come in a 3.5 inch pot